Vocal Minority

Category: Analysis & Opinion

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #5: Clint Irwin

    Kristin: 7 – Lost places for lack of playing time and only a so-so return post-injury.  However, started the season pretty great, he’s young and is great bang for the buck – hoping for really good things in 2017. Clint Irwin has had an interesting career arc – to say the least – from playing…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #6: Justin Morrow

    Kristin: 5 – Scored more than any of the midfielders, held down the defense and threw in some nice crosses.  Productivity going forward helped to offset the occasional lacking on the defensive side. Still, one of the best fullbacks in the league. Justin Morrow has been one of the most consistent players for Toronto FC…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #7: Steven Beitashour

    Duncan: 7 – He’s maybe a bit overpaid, but with how TFC play, the full backs might well be the most important players on the pitch, and Beitashour was alright out there. Not super convincing at either defending or attacking, but he does both of them about as well as can be asked form an MLS…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #8: Jonathan Osorio

    Mark: 8 – One. Touch. Legend. Osorio had a mid-season epiphany that seemed to be documented by the Vocal Minority.  Earlier on in the season, he had a habit of making several touches before attempting to shoot the ball.  Sometimes, it was having to beat EVERYONE before attempting the shot.  Others, it was needing to settle…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #9: Tosaint Ricketts

    Kristin: 11 – Super sub extraordinaire!  Speed, nightmare for opposition defenses late in games and Canadian!  Plus that goal against Montreal – thrilled that he’s with TFC, looking forward to seeing a full season from him. The rumours of Tosaint Ricketts coming to Toronto FC were murmured for several months this past year – his…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #10: Will Johnson

    Duncan: 11 – A shame about the injury as he’d had a decent first half of the season. By the time he was fit again, lost out in a numbers game as we just have too many similar midfielders, so letting him walk as a free agent kind of makes sense really. Forever a part of…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #11: Benoit Cheyrou

    Kristin: 6 – Our favourite menacing dock worker – and the most intelligent player on the pitch – the sublime (yes sublime) Cheyrou, our midfield maestro, keeper of the ship during injuries and scorer of the most amazing goal ever. Hopefully we get one more year of his marvelousness. Benoit Cheyrou remains one of my…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #13: Eriq Zavaleta

    Duncan: 15 – Did a decent job at the back alongside Moor. Unspectacular, generally unmemorable, but those are both good things for defenders. The nifty nephew (don’t call him that though) had himself a decent season really didn’t he? not at first obviously, but as the season wore on and after Perquis had left he got…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #14: Armando Cooper

    Kristin: 12 – While maddening at times, the pros outweigh the cons to his presence on the pitch.  Often hot-tempered (but only one yellow card) and loves that extra touch, but for the most part they’re better with him on the pitch. Armando Cooper was part of the summer injection of talent (along with Tosaint…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #15: Alex Bono

    Kristin: 17 – TFC’s big SuperDraft grab from 2015 – wanders more than I’d like, but settled in and did a good job of subbing in for Irwin. Not a No. 1 keeper yet; but the potential is there. From TFCII to the big leagues in the blink of an eye!  That’s basically what happened…